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> BUT, I do not want the answer to this problem (i.e., I don't want an
> Elisp answer) ... I want hints on how to program it. I want to learn
> the answer myself, if possible.

Here are some hints:

     buffer-substring
     regexp-quote
     looking-at
     forward-line
     delete-region

djc